Obesity as a Chronic
Relapsing Disease – Why
we Fail to Recognise it
Dr. Sarita Bajaj
(Prayagraj)
10:50AM - 11:10AM
Adipose Tissue - Good Bad and
Ugly
Dr. Bikash Bhattacharjee
(Guwahati)
11:10AM - 11:30AM
Clinical Implications of
Obesity
Dr. Surjadeep Sengupta
(New Delhi)
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Discussion
11:45AM - 01:00PM
Session: 2
Chairpersons:
Dr. Manoj Chawla
(Mumbai)
Dr. R. M. Chhabra
(New Delhi)
Dr. Sushil Chauhan
(New Delhi)
11:45AM - 12:05PM
Obesity Phenotypes – Do they
Matter
Dr. Minal Mohit
(Jaipur)
12:05PM - 12:25PM
Metabolically Health Obesity
– Does it Really
Exist
Dr. Rakesh Sahay
(Hyderabad)
12:25PM - 12:45PM
Normal Weight Obesity – What
Happens 10 Years
Later..Recent Insights from the Kerala Diabetes Prevention Program
Dr. Nitin Kapoor
(Vellore)
12:45PM - 01:00PM
Discussion
01:00PM - 02:00PM
Lunch
02:00PM - 02:30PM
Session: 3 Plenary Session
Chairpersons:
Dr. Soumitra Ghosh
(Kolkata)
Dr. Vidyut Sodha
(Mumbai)
Dr. Abhishek Shrivastava
(Jabalpur)
02:00PM - 02:30PM
Weight Loss and Skeletal
Muscle: Trade-offs,
Truths & Tactics
Dr. Gary Wittert
(Australia)
02:30PM - 04:15PM
Session: 4
Chairpersons:
Dr. Amitabh Khanna
(New Delhi)
Dr. R. P. S. Makkar
(New Delhi)
Dr. Kavita Gupta
(Nagpur)
02:30PM - 02:45PM
Dietary Profiles and
Associated Metabolic
Risk Factors in India from the ICMR–INDIAB Survey-21
Dr. Arvind Gupta
(Jaipur)
02:45PM - 03:00PM
What Would Be an Ideal Diet
for a Person
Living With Obesity
Ms. Shilpa Joshi
(Pune)
03:00PM - 03:15PM
Nutritional Interventions in
Diabesity
Ms. Shilpa Varma
(Mumbai)
03:15PM - 03:30PM
Gut Microbiota in Obesity
Dr. J. K. Sharma
(New Delhi)
03:30PM - 03:45PM
Inflammation as the New
Macronutrient:
Anti-Inflammatory Nutrition Beyond Weight
Dr. Anita Jatana
(New Delhi)
03:45PM - 04:00PM
Gut‐Metabolic Axis in
Obesity: Nutrition
Strategies
Dt. Sunita Sahoo
(Bhubaneshwar)
04:00PM - 04:15PM
Discussion
04:15PM - 04:30PM
Tea Break
04:30PM - 05:30PM
Session: 5 Chronobiology of Nutrition
Chairpersons:
Dr. Vinod Kumar
(New Delhi)
Dr. Rukiya H. Surya
(Mumbai)
Dr. Ami Sanghvi
(Mumbai)
04:30PM - 04:45PM
Chronobiology of Nutrition
Dr. Narsingh Verma
(Lucknow)
04:45PM - 05:00PM
Breakfast like a King or
Dinner like a King -
It doesn't Matter
Dr. Shefali Kharkhanis
(Mumbai)
05:00PM - 05:15PM
Chrononutrition in Obesity:
When to Eat
Matters More Than What to Eat
Dr. Mansi Patil
(Pune)
05:15PM - 05:30PM
Discussion
05:30PM - 06:45PM
Session: 6
Chairpersons:
Dr. Lotika Purohit
(Mumbai)
Dr. Manisha Gupta
(Kanpur)
Dr. Sunil Kohli
(New Delhi)
05:30PM - 05:50PM
Lipids in Obesity and
Metabolic Disorders
Dr. Ajoy Tiwari
(Lucknow)
05:50PM - 06:10PM
Obesity and CVD Risk
Dr. Sudhir Bhandari
(Jaipur)
06:10PM - 06:30PM
Obesity Management in Elderly
Dr. Vinod Kumar
(New Delhi)
06:30PM - 06:45PM
Discussion
07:00PM Onwards
Cultural Programme & Dinner
09:00AM - 10:30AM
Registration
10:30AM - 11:45AM
Session: 1
Chairpersons:
Dr. Banshi Saboo
(Ahmedabad)
Dr. Avivar Awasthi
(Lucknow)
Dr. Gaurab Bhaduri
(Kolkata)
10:30AM - 10:50AM
Environmental Pollution and
Obesity
Dr. Vittul Gupta
(Bhatinda)
10:50AM - 11:10AM
Endocrine Disruptors and
Disruption of Energy
Homeostasis
Dr. Abhay Sahoo
(Bhubaneswar)
11:10AM - 11:30AM
Sleep Dysregulation and
Obesity
Dr. Dhruvi Hasnani
(Ahmedabad)
11:30AM - 11:45AM
Discussion
11:45AM - 01:00PM
Session: 2
Chairpersons:
Dr. Praveen Bhatia
(New Delhi)
Dr. Dheeraj Kapoor
(New Delhi)
Dr. Snehlata Verma
(Meerut)
11:45AM - 12:05PM
The Emerging Role of Robotics
in Bariatric
Surgery: Where We Are and Where to Go
Dr. Randeep Wadhawan
(New Delhi)
12:05PM - 12:25PM
Managing Medical & Surgical
Complications:
From Intra-operative to Long-Term Follow-up
Dr. Vivek Bindal
(New Delhi)
12:25PM - 12:45PM
Nutritional Supplementation
after Bariatric
Surgery
Dr. Anubha Varma
(Prayagraj)
12:45PM - 01:00PM
Discussion
01:00PM - 02:00PM
Lunch
02:00PM - 02:30PM
Session 3: Plenary Session in Hall 1
02:30PM - 04:15PM
Session: 4
Chairpersons:
Dr. Divya Saxena
(Sonipat)
Moderator:
Dr. C. Muralidharan
(Dindigul)
Panelists:
Dr. Praveen Bhatia
(New Delhi)
Dr. Naval Vikram
(New Delhi)
Dr. Amit Sharma
(New Delhi)
Dr. Neeta Deshpande
(Belgaum)
Dr. Deepak Yagnik
(Kanpur)
Dr. Kshitij Kumar
(New Delhi)
02:30PM - 02:45PM
Physical Activity and Weight
Maintenance
Dr. Ketan Pakhale
(Mumbai)
02:45PM - 03:00PM
Dietary Management and
Nutritional Supplementation
Dr. Abhishek Shrivastava
(Jabalpur)
03:00PM - 03:15PM
Psychological Health
Dr. Sandeep Tak
(Jodhpur)
03:15PM - 03:30PM
Alcohol Intake, Smoking and
Obesity
Dr. Sandeep Suri
(Hissar)
03:30PM - 04:15PM
Panel Discussion - How to Overcome Metabolic
Adaptations?
04:15PM - 04:30PM
Tea Break
04:30PM - 05:30PM
Session: 5 Rising Star Symposium
Chairpersons:
Dr. Jee-Hyun Kang
(South Korea)
Dr. Banshi Saboo
(Ahmedabad)
Dr. Saurabh Srivastava
(Noida)
04:30PM - 04:42PM
Precision Nutrition Insights
into Weight-Loss Response to Anthocyanin-Rich Red Pigmented Rice in Adults with Type
2 Diabetes: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Dr. Alvin Lim Jun-Hao
(Malaysia)
04:42PM - 04:54PM
Effects of a
Multidisciplinary Weight Management Program on Physical and Mental Health in
Individuals with Class III Obesity
Dr. Ritesh Chimoriya
(Sydney)
04:54PM - 05:06PM
Comparative Outcomes of Glp-1
Receptor Agonists Versus Bariatric Surgery In Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Mellitus
Dr. Asmita Saner
(Ahmedabad)
05:06PM - 05:18PM
Hypothalamic Function of IRX3
and IRX5, Genetic Determinants of Human Obesity
Dr. Joe Eun Son
(South Korea)
05:18PM - 05:30PM
The Prediction Value of
Cathepsin S, Cystatin C and Their Ratio in Patients with Diabesity after
Mini-Gastric Bypass
Dr. Chih-Yu Hsu
(Taiwan)
05:30PM - 06:30PM
Session: 6 PANEL DISCUSSION - The Weight Regain Puzzle: Why Diets Fail and
What the Data Says
Chairpersons:
Dr. Balaji Chidambram
(Chennai)
Dr. Kao Hsiang-Han
(Taiwan)
Moderator:
Ms. Shilpa Chadha Thakur
(New Delhi)
Panelists:
Dr. Ranu Singh
(Lucknow)
Dr. Sanghamitra Chakravarti
(Kolkata)
Dr. Anshu Mehra
(New Delhi)
Dr. Anubha Varma
(Prayagraj)
05:30PM - 06:30PM
Panel Discussion
07:00PM Onwards
Cultural Programme & Dinner
09:00AM - 10:30AM
Registration
10:30AM - 10:45AM
Inauguration
10:55AM - 01:00PM
Session 1: Setting the Stage
Chairpersons:
Dr. Volkan Yumuk
(Turkey)
Dr. Kyoung Kon Kim
(South Korea)
10:45AM - 10:55AM
Welcome and Introduction to
SCOPE School
Dr. Volkan Yumuk (Turkey)
Dr. Kyoung Kon Kim (South Korea)
10:55AM - 11:15AM
Obesity in India: Trends and
Challenges in
Management
Dr. Manoj Chawla
(Mumbai)
11:15AM - 11:45AM
Biology of Weight Regulation
and Pathobiology
of Obesity
Dr. Neeta Deshpande
(Belgaum)
11:45AM - 12:15PM
Asian Indian
Phenotype/Sarcopenic Obesity
Dr. Shashank Joshi
(Mumbai)
12:15PM - 12:45PM
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. B. M. Makkar
(New Delhi)
12:45PM - 01:00PM
Panel Q&A
01:00PM - 02:00PM
Lunch Break
02:00PM - 03:15PM
Session 2: Nudging it Up I
Chairpersons:
Dr. Do Thi Ngoc Diep
(Vietnam)
Dr. Shilpa Verma
(Mumbai)
02:00PM - 02:20PM
Clinical Assessment in
Obesity: Diagnosis,
Complications and Staging
Dr. Jasjeet Singh Wasir
(New Delhi)
02:20PM - 02:40PM
Dietary Interventions in
Obesity Management:
Is there More to Eating Less?
Ms. Sheryl Salis
(Mumbai)
02:40PM - 03:00PM
Physical Activity in Obesity
Management –
What, How, How much, and How long?
Dr. Anjali Bhatt
(Mumbai)
03:00PM - 03:15PM
Panel Q&A
03:15PM - 05:30PM
Session 3: Nudging it Up II
Chairpersons:
Dr. Mahendra Narwaria
(Ahmedabad)
Dr. Banshi Saboo
(Ahmedabad)
03:15PM - 03:45PM
Pharmacotherapy for Obesity –
When, What, and
How long?
Dr. Shehla Sheikh
(Mumbai)
03:45PM - 04:15PM
Metabolic Bariatric Surgery:
Who, When &
What?
Dr. Mahendra Narwaria
(Ahmedabad)
04:15PM - 04:40PM
Addressing Psychological
Health in Obesity
Management
Dr. Deepak G. Pande
(New Delhi)
04:40PM - 05:00PM
Weight Bias & Stigma: The
Occult Peril in
Obesity Care
Dr. Rucha Mehta
(Ahmedabad)
05:00PM - 05:30PM
Caring for our Next
Generation: Update in
Obesity Management in Childhood and Adolescents - WOF Recommendations
Dr. Kyoung Kon Leonard Kim
(South Korea)
05:30PM - 05:45PM
Coffee Break
05:45PM - 07:10PM
Session 4: Putting it All Together – Clinical Case Studies
